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SUNY Plattsburgh offers an M.S.T., leading to initial New York State Education Department (NYSED) certification for grades 7–12, at both the main campus in Plattsburgh and SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury. The M.S.T. is offered in the following areas:

Application Deadline and Interview Dates

M.S.T. programs only accept applications for the summer or fall. The application deadline is February 15th of each year for summer or fall matriculation. Late applications may be considered if there is room in the program. Please contact us immediately if you are interested in applying. Admission to SUNY Plattsburgh is granted without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or handicap.

You will be contacted by the department if you have been selected to come to campus for an interview. Interviews for summer and fall admission will take place during the spring semester and are held at both the main and branch campus. Additional interviews may be arranged for late applicants.

Admission Requirements

Completion of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.00 scale in a liberal arts major aligned with subject areas in New York State Standards for Learning.

Applicants with a degree in biology, chemistry, English, French, mathematics, physics, or Spanish may not be required to take additional content-area courses for an M.S.T. in that field. Content-area preparation at the undergraduate level may be deemed sufficient if 30 credit hours of content-area coursework have been earned with a grade of C or better as indicated on the M.S.T. Preparatory Worksheet.

Applicants with a degree in a major related to social studies (e.g., history, political science, geography) or earth science (e.g., geology, environmental science) may need to take additional undergraduate coursework as specified on the M.S.T. Preparatory Worksheet.

Applicants with degrees in all other fields will have additional undergraduate prerequisites specified on the M.S.T. Preparatory Worksheet that need to be met PRIOR to matriculating into this graduate program.

Beginning in fall 2015, New York State will require GRE scores for entry into all master’s level graduate programs in teacher education.

Completion of an M.S.T. Adolescence Preparatory Worksheet in your chosen content area, detailing undergraduate coursework requirements that must be met PRIOR to matriculation into this graduate program. This worksheet may be downloaded at http://www.plattsburgh.edu/admissions/graduate/forms.php or obtained from the Director of Graduate Advising and Teacher Certification, (518) 564-2124, Sibley 302, or from the Office of Graduate Admissions (518) 564-4723, 113 Kehoe. The worksheets can also be downloaded at the Graduate Admission's Form's web page.

Demonstration of literacy skills and potential for success through a written statement of purpose.

Three (3) teacher education recommendation forms (at least two of the letters must be from a professor or academic advisor if you are currently taking graduate courses or if you have taken undergraduate or graduate courses within the last three years) that address your ability to take part in a graduate program in education.

Meet all conditions of acceptance into the M.S.T. Adolescence Education program.

Attendance at an on-campus interview, if invited.

Availability of program openings.

Required Prior to Student Teaching

Two sequential semesters (or equivalent) of a college-level foreign language, or one semester intermediate level (Sign Language I and II acceptable);

Completion of all graduate coursework with a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0; and

Completion of all M.S.T. coursework with no grade below a B.

Capstone Evaluation

Successfully complete a portfolio. The portfolio begins in the introductory course, continues through the program, and ends as one component of the capstone evaluation.